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Description
15" (38 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-edged bisque shoulder plate,large grey glass
paperweight inset eyes with spiral threading,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,brush-stroked
brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with outlined lips,pierced ears,blonde
lambswool wig,plump kid body in the bebe style with gusset-jointing at hips and
knees,bisque forearms. Condition: small chip at crown rim with emanating very faint hairline
down the face,left hand restored. Marks: 137 9. Comments: Sonneberg,circa 1882,the model
was made to emulate the early Bru bebe with nearly identical body style. Value Points: the
historically important and beautiful closed mouth doll wears her factory-original French-like
silk costume including silk dress,undergarments,velvet bonnet,and Bru-like leather shoes with
maker's mark H. Hachmeister.